Chapter Summaries

After awakening in the body of Ji An, a failed academy student whose father had vanished, Ji An faced three creditors demanding their Spirit Stones. He bought two days by claiming he could open his meridians before the sect assessment, while the creditors secretly planned to exploit him and guard the mountain paths.

• Ji An recovered memories of his former life and learned that his father had disappeared after leaving him Spirit Stones for a Meridian Opening Pill.
• Chu He, Zhang Yuanshan, and Zhao Mengyao confronted Ji An over the nine Spirit Stones he had borrowed, and Zhao Mengyao realized he had already consumed the pill without opening his meridians.
• Ji An claimed he had glimpsed the divine intent of the Meridian Cultivation Method and promised to enter the Qi Condensation Stage before the assessment in two days.
• Zhang Yuanshan agreed to postpone collecting the debt until after the assessment, and the three creditors left Ji An alone.
• Chu He questioned why they had not demanded Ji An's father's beast-taming technique, and Zhang Yuanshan explained they intended to pressure Ji An into revealing it later.
• Zhang Yuanshan ordered people to guard the academy's entrances, exits, and hidden trails so Ji An could not escape.

After transmigrating into Ji An’s body, Ji An used his improved comprehension to study the Flowing Water Meridian Opening Art and opened his Ancestral Aperture. A Stone Turtle appeared in his consciousness and revealed a status display, leaving him with a possible cultivation cheat.

• Ji An accepted that he had transmigrated without a system or other advantage and decided to focus on surviving through cultivation.
• While cooking, Ji An realized that the fusion of souls may have improved his comprehension of the Flowing Water Meridian Opening Art.
• Ji An repeatedly tried to circulate inner qi but stopped when excitement and obsession disrupted its flow.
• Listening to the rain helped Ji An reach a natural state, and his inner qi circulated until his Ancestral Aperture opened and immortal meridians emerged.
• A Stone Turtle with a Bagua pattern appeared in Ji An’s consciousness and displayed his Dao Resonance, Spiritual Spark, and Spells as zero.

Ji An passed the Golden Spirit Sect’s assessment and boarded its flying boat, despite his three creditors also becoming sect disciples. As he began his journey to the sect, Zhao Mengyao explained the harsh advancement requirements awaiting new outer sect disciples.

• Ji An discovered that the Stone Turtle’s Spiritual Inspiration had increased on its own and considered how its Bagua attributes related to the elements.
• The Golden Spirit Sect emissaries arrived at Green Pine Dao Academy, and Ji An passed the aptitude test with Mid-Grade aptitude.
• Ji An became the first to awaken from the Illusory Heart Formation, passing the assessment with the best result in willpower.
• Ji An boarded the flying boat with fifteen other successful candidates and negotiated an additional half year to repay Spirit Stones to Zhang Yuanshan, Zhao Mengyao, and Chu He.
• Zhao Mengyao told Ji An that new disciples had to meet strict cultivation deadlines to remain in the sect and recommended aiming for the Beast Taming Hall or Artifact Refining Hall.

Ji An and Liu Yu arrived in Golden Spirit Sect territory and were assigned to cultivate spiritual grain at Azure Water Lake. They set out for their new residence with Wei Songnian, carrying basic cultivation and farming techniques but no offensive spells.

• Zhang Yuanshan proposed that the new disciples meet every six months to exchange information and help one another.
• The flying vessel reached the General Affairs Hall, where Tian Qingbai received the disciples and told them to wait.
• Ji An met Liu Yu while the others were assigned to different halls, and the two waited for their placements.
• Wei Songnian assigned Ji An and Liu Yu to Spiritual Grain Farming at Azure Water Lake and gave them jade tokens and the Clear Origin Scripture, Minor Cloud and Rain Art, and Thick Earth Art.
• Liu Yu rode a Mounting Talisman Bird while Wei Songnian gave Ji An a paper goose, and the three flew toward the Spirit Fields of Azure Water Lake, number Guiwei.

Ji An settled into his new bamboo tower, learned the Clear Origin Scripture, and discovered that the Stone Turtle consumed half the mana he cultivated. After learning the Minor Cloud and Rain Art, he used Kan Spirit to refine it and raised it from Beginner 1% to 66%.

• Wei Songnian brought Ji An and Liu Yu to Old Huang’s bamboo tower, where they shared a welcoming feast and discussed sect life.
• Liu Yu left to cultivate, and Wei Songnian gave Ji An and Old Huang the new Spirit Farmer supplies to divide.
• Old Huang explained that Spirit Farming was a difficult assignment for ordinary disciples but could give well-connected newcomers time to advance before taking better posts.
• Ji An moved into Bamboo Tower Guiwei Number Thirteen, studied the Clear Origin Scripture, and found that the Stone Turtle swallowed half the mana he refined.
• Ji An learned the Minor Cloud and Rain Art and discovered that Kan Spirit could enhance it.
• Ji An consumed all his Kan Spirit to refine the spell, raising its proficiency from Beginner 1% to 66%.

Ji An improved his Minor Cloud and Rain Art and began cultivating, but a burning sensation in his Immortal Meridian revealed that he needed guidance about when to practice. Old Huang explained the danger of cultivating at the wrong time and showed Ji An the hard labor involved in tending Spirit Fields.

• Ji An used the Stone Turtle’s accumulated Kan Spirit to raise his Minor Cloud and Rain Art to 89% Beginner proficiency.
• After cultivating the Clear Origin Scripture, Ji An felt a burning sensation in his Immortal Meridian and worried that something had gone wrong.
• Old Huang told Ji An that rising Fire Element Spiritual Energy and nighttime Taiyin power made cultivation unsafe for a beginner, and advised him to attend the sect’s upcoming lectures.
• Old Huang taught Ji An that Spirit Fields had to be weeded, turned, leveled, and sown with magical farming tools, while explaining that stronger spell proficiency would eventually make the work easier.
• Old Huang invited Ji An to watch him tend his own ten mu of Spirit Fields.

Old Huang demonstrated how the Blazing Fire Spell and Thick Earth Art made Spirit Farming more efficient, then explained his limits as a cultivator and farmer. Ji An learned about Old Huang’s hopes for his grandson and the demands that kept Old Huang from planting more Spirit Fields.

• Old Huang used the Blazing Fire Spell to burn weeds and their roots, then explained its other benefits for Spirit Fields.
• Old Huang used the Thick Earth Art to improve and plant a mu of Spirit Field, explaining that he had earned sect merits for cultivating a First-tier Spiritual Field.
• Old Huang told Ji An that he was fifty-six, had given up on Foundation Establishment, and hoped his twelve-year-old grandson Huang Feihu would establish a cultivation lineage.
• Ji An promised to help Huang Feihu if he entered the sect, then asked why Old Huang did not plant more Spirit Fields.
• Old Huang explained that daily Spirit Rain, pests, costs, sect rent, and missions made ten mu the limit of what he could manage.

Ji An learned about the advantages wealthy cultivators gained from pills and Spirit Absorption Arrays, then worked to improve his cultivation and farming spells. After using the Stone Turtle to advance Minor Cloud and Rain Art to Mastery and Thick Earth Art to near mastery, he prepared to put his growing skills to use.

• Old Huang explained that Spirit Absorption Arrays refined spiritual energy from crystals and were costly, while privileged sect disciples could advance rapidly with abundant resources.
• Old Huang spoke of his hopes for his grandson Fei Hu, then left after giving Ji An advice on planting.
• Ji An acquired Spirit Crystals, tempered Water Essence at Azure Water Lake, and sought Wood Essence in the nearby wilderness while keeping to safer activities.
• Ji An followed Old Huang's advice and planted only half a mu, cleared weeds with Minor Cloud and Rain Art, and studied Thick Earth Art.
• After cultivating the Clear Origin Scripture and recovering his magical power, Ji An cast Thick Earth Art and used the Stone Turtle to raise Minor Cloud and Rain Art to Mastery and Thick Earth Art to 83% Entry.

Ji An traveled from Azure Water Lake to the General Affairs Hall to attend a lecture and learn the cost of higher-tier farming spells. He bought a jade slip for Wither and Flourish Art and planned to return after harvesting his Spirit Grain.

• Ji An cast Thick Earth Art on his Spirit Field and found that its Beginner-level effect loosened the soil too shallowly for planting.
• Ji An traveled for two days and nights to the General Affairs Hall, where he rested and considered how improved farming spells could increase his harvest.
• Ji An asked a cultivator at the General Affairs Hall about learning the third-tier formula for Minor Cloud and Rain Art and learned it cost ten Contribution Points.
• Ji An learned that the first- and second-tier formulas for Wither and Flourish Art, Blazing Fire Spell, and Sharp Metal Art each cost one Contribution Point.
• Ji An spent his five Spirit Crystals to obtain a jade slip for Wither and Flourish Art.

Ji An chose the Wither and Flourish Art, considered how it could help him cultivate, and spent the night studying and practicing. The next morning, he joined the new disciples for a lecture and met Martial Uncle Qin Yan, a Foundation Establishment cultivator nearing the peak of his realm.

• Ji An accepted a warning about sect rules and left the General Affairs Hall with the jade slip of the Wither and Flourish Art.
• Ji An reflected on the art's ability to extract Wood Origin Spiritual Energy and eventually condense Wood Origin Pearls, then cultivated and studied through the night.
• Ji An resumed cultivating the next morning and joined the Green Pine Dao Academy disciples awaiting their first lecture.
• The disciples learned that Qin Yan had reached Foundation Establishment Layer 9 Perfection at the age of one hundred and fifty-two.
• Qin Yan arrived at the Hall of Hearing the Dao, rang a Jade Bell, and introduced himself to the gathered disciples.

Qin Yan lectured the disciples on cultivation techniques, Dharma power, and ways to strengthen their Immortal Meridians, revealing that aptitude could improve greatly through cultivation and realm breakthroughs. After warning them to keep his words secret, he visited Xu Banshan in the General Affairs Hall, where their conversation began.

• Qin Yan used the Jade Bell to calm the disciples and explained their cultivation techniques, sharing practical ways to cultivate more efficiently.
• Qin Yan taught that cultivating with abundant Dharma power strengthened Immortal Meridians and developed branch meridians, gradually improving aptitude.
• Qin Yan revealed that reaching the Golden Core could raise even the poorest aptitude to at least Earth-grade, stirring an uproar among the disciples.
• Qin Yan rang the Jade Bell, warned the disciples to keep his words secret, and departed the Dao Inquiry Hall.
• Qin Yan left his immortal crane waiting and went to meet Xu Banshan in the General Affairs Hall.

Qin Yan defended his lecture’s advice to improve aptitude and challenged Xu Banshan about the sect’s growing demands and unexplained preparations. Ji An returned to his lodge, cultivated, and advanced his spells with the Stone Turtle’s help.

• Xu Banshan criticized Qin Yan for encouraging disciples to strengthen their immortal veins instead of focusing on cultivation or spell arts.
• Qin Yan explained that he wanted capable disciples to have another choice and recalled how late training had limited his own progress.
• Qin Yan asked why the sect had increased its tasks and the merit needed to buy breakthrough pills, but Xu Banshan said he only followed the Patriarch’s orders.
• Ji An hurried back from the lecture to sow his Spirit Field and resolved to save for a Talisman Bird.
• Ji An returned two days later, practiced the Wither and Flourish Art and Xun Spirit, then cultivated and improved several spells through the Stone Turtle.

After finishing planting the Spirit Grain, Ji An sought ways to earn Spirit Crystals and planned to present himself as a spell genius. Old Huang agreed to watch him cast rain at dawn and explained what Water Essence was.

• Ji An finished planting the Spirit Grain and decided he needed Spirit Crystals to buy a Yellow Bud Pill and improve his cultivation.
• Ji An visited Old Huang to ask how a First Layer Qi Condensation disciple could earn crystals, and Old Huang suggested searching nearby forests or seeking temporary work at Azure Water Market.
• Ji An asked Old Huang to watch his first official casting of the Minor Cloud and Rain Art, and Old Huang agreed to come after extracting Water Essence.
• Ji An asked about Water Essence, and Old Huang explained that cultivators extracted it from the five elements with the Spirit Tempering Art for use in refining artifacts and pills.

Ji An tested whether Wood Origin Spiritual Liquid could restore his spiritual power, then impressed Old Huang by casting the Minor Cloud and Rain Art at Minor Mastery. The spell nearly drained his life force before the Stone Turtle replenished his spiritual power, and Ji An ended the chapter asking Old Huang to lend him a Spirit Stone for pills.

• Ji An used the Wither and Flourish Art to extract Wood Origin Spiritual Liquid and found that consuming it restored a small amount of spiritual power.
• Old Huang arrived to guide Ji An, who cast the Minor Cloud and Rain Art over the Spirit Field at Minor Mastery.
• Ji An's spiritual power ran out before the spell was complete, and the Stone Turtle released energy that let him finish casting it.
• Old Huang praised Ji An's spellcasting talent and advised him to conserve spiritual power while casting.
• Ji An told Old Huang that reaching the Second Layer of Qi Condensation would help him master the Thick Earth Art, then asked to borrow one Spirit Stone to buy medicinal pills.

Ji An borrowed a Spirit Stone from Old Huang and bought Yellow Bud Pills from Wei Songnian, while promoting his rapid progress in spellcasting. Wei Songnian invited him for a drink after learning that Ji An had reached minor accomplishment in the Minor Cloud and Rain Art.

• Ji An planned to borrow Spirit Crystals from fellow cultivators to fund his cultivation, and Old Huang lent him one Spirit Stone while offering further help if his progress continued.
• Old Huang recommended that Ji An buy genuine Yellow Bud Pills through Wei Songnian at Azure Water Market and warned him against inferior pills.
• Ji An reached the market, found Wei Songnian, and bought two genuine Yellow Bud Pills and one flawed pill with the borrowed Spirit Stone.
• Wei Songnian remarked on Ji An's ability to borrow from Old Huang, and Ji An revealed that his Minor Cloud and Rain Art had advanced to minor accomplishment.
• Wei Songnian invited Ji An to have a drink with him, and Ji An protested that he could not mooch his Senior Brother's wine.

Ji An demonstrated his Minor Cloud and Rain Art for Wei Songnian, who praised his talent and offered him financial support. After Ji An accepted a loan converted into Yellow Bud Pills and received a nearly spent Talisman Bird, he ate spirit fish that significantly boosted his spiritual power before leaving.

• Wei Songnian asked Ji An to demonstrate his rain spell, and Ji An controlled his spiritual power while making it rain by Azure Water Lake.
• Wei Songnian took Ji An to Liangqiu Shan's eatery and advised him that genuine pills were more efficient than low-quality Yellow Bud Pills.
• Wei Songnian offered Ji An a Spirit Stone loan, and Ji An accepted it in exchange for Yellow Bud Pills.
• Wei Songnian gave Ji An ten Yellow Bud Pills, eighty Spirit Crystals in change, and a nearly spent Talisman Bird.
• Ji An ate spirit fish, cultivated to refine its spiritual qi, and gained more spiritual power than he usually would in several days.

Ji An broke through to the Second Layer of Qi Condensation and saw his cultivation resume accelerating. While tending his Spirit Fields, he improved his Minor Cloud and Rain Art and met Liu Yu, who warned him that aphids had infested his Spirit Grain.

• Ji An consumed a Yellow Bud Pill and broke through to the Second Layer of Qi Condensation.
• Ji An examined his increased spiritual capacity and planned to visit the General Affairs Hall for a higher-level cultivation art.
• Ji An cast the Thick Earth Art and improved his Minor Cloud and Rain Art while tending the Spirit Fields.
• Liu Yu told Ji An that he had reached Qi Condensation Layer 6 and praised Ji An’s progress.
• Liu Yu pointed out aphids in Ji An’s Spirit Grain and advised him to deal with them.

Ji An borrowed Spirit Stones from Zhao Mengyao, Zhang Yuanshan, and Chu He to buy spell formulas and pills. He exchanged for several third-level spell formulas at the General Affairs Hall and ended with all five Farming Spells learned.

• Ji An discovered aphids on his Spiritual Grain plants after Liu Yu pointed them out, then rode his Talisman Bird to Green Bamboo Peak to find Zhao Mengyao.
• Ji An told Zhao Mengyao about his progress with the Minor Cloud and Rain Art and Wither and Flourish Art, then cast rain over her Purple Leaf Grass field.
• Zhao Mengyao lent Ji An three Spirit Stones and suggested he consider breeding Spirit Seeking Rats.
• Ji An borrowed two Spirit Stones each from Zhang Yuanshan and Chu He at Red Copper Mountain.
• Ji An exchanged Spirit Stones for third-level spell formulas at the General Affairs Hall and completed his collection of all five Farming Spells.

Ji An struggled to learn Sharp Metal Art, then used the Stone Turtle to deepen his understanding of Minor Cloud and Rain Art. After buying pills and asking Wei Songnian about becoming a Talismans Crafter, he returned home to assess his resources and cultivate.

• Ji An practiced Sharp Metal Art through the night, refining his mana control until he reached Entry 2.
• He studied the third layer of Minor Cloud and Rain Art and spent 10 Kan Spirit to raise the spell from Minor Accomplishment 2% to 31%.
• Ji An flew to Azure Water Market, bought twenty Yellow Bud Pills from Wei Songnian, and asked for advice about learning talisman crafting.
• Wei Songnian advised him to learn talisman-paper making and talisman-ink mixing, which required twenty Contribution Points, and offered to sell his products.
• Ji An returned to his bamboo house, counted his assets and debt, then swallowed a Yellow Bud Pill and began cultivating.

Ji An harvested 121 jin of Spirit Grain and learned more about the costs and limits facing Spirit Farmers. He planned to keep his high-quality crop for food while continuing to cultivate, though he had not yet advanced to the Third Layer of Qi Condensation.

• Ji An harvested his half-mu Spirit Field and weighed 121 jin of Spirit Grain, a strong yield for an ungraded field.
• Ji An reviewed his spell progress and cultivation status, noting that he had not reached the Third Layer of Qi Condensation despite two months of diligent practice.
• Old Huang visited Ji An and praised his harvest and talent as a Spirit Farmer.
• Ji An asked Old Huang about First-tier Spiritual Fields, and Old Huang explained that they could grow Azure Corn but involved costly seeds and lower spell-driven yield gains.
• Ji An decided to keep his high-quality Spirit Grain for his own meals rather than sell it.